The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster (1980)

In May 1980, while travelling through thick fog, a freighter collided with one of the supports of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. This accidental collision would mark the beginning of one of the worst bridge disasters ever to take place in the state...

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CORRECTIONS: ✔️
► At several points during this episode, I state that the MV Summit Venture was leaving Tampa Bay when the disaster took place. In fact, it was arriving into Tampa Bay, not leaving.